Half to william wolff



(No Model.)

J. SCHNEIDER.

GAME COUNTER. No. 603,514. Patented May 3,1898.

" I M ""11 m Hul w UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH SCHNEIDER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO WILLIAM WOLFF, OF SAME PLACE.

GAME-COUNTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,514, dated May 3, 1898.

Application filed December 3, 1896. Serial No. 614,278. (No model.)

T on whom it may concern: ways, owing to the fact that each plate O is Be it known that I, JOSEPH SCHNEIDER, a somewhat less in length than the section citizen of the United States, residing at San within which it is fitted, communicate at the Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and top and at the bottom of the plate 0 by means 5 5 State of California, have invented certain new of the cross ways 6 and 7. The plates 0, and useful Improvements in Game-Counters; which Idesignate as score-plates, rest upon and I do hereby declare that the following is and are secured to the partitions 1 and 2 by a full, clear, and exact description thereof. the screws 1). Each plate O projects some- The present invention relates to a certain what beyond the sides of the partitions 1 and a new and useful game-counter, which consists 2, Fig. 2.

in the arrangement of parts and details of In each side of the plates 0, I cut or form construction, as will be hereinafter fully set a series of sockets or slots 1) 19 about thirty forth in the drawings and described and to a side, which sockets or slots communicate pointed out in the specification. with the ways 4 and 5, respectively. Vithin My invention consists in providing an open these sockets or slots fit or rest the scoringframe or top plate subdivided by means of a pegs, which pegs are advanced from one central rib or division-strip into two distinct socket or slot to one in advance as points of sections, each section having placed therein the game are registered, the scoring pegs a longitudinal plate provided throughout its moving up or down within the ways 4. and 5. 7o 0 length with side scoring-slots,which commu- The scoring-pegs O are double-headed, the nicate with side ways formed by the longituupper face of the lower head fitting beneath dinal plates, the side ways communicating at the under face of the frame-plate and scoringeach end in order to provide a free uninterplate and the under face of the upper head rupted passage-way for the scoring pin or peg fitting over the upper face of the said frame- 7 5 5 to move around the longitudinal plate. plate and scoring-plate. The upper and lower In order fully to understand the invention, heads of the scoring-pegs being larger than reference must be had to the accompanying the opening of the ways 4 5 and larger than sheet of drawings, forming a part of this apthe opening of the sockets or slots 1) b it will plication, wherein be impossible to remove the scoring-pegs. 8o 0 Figure 1 is a top plan View of the vgame- Consequently the scoring-pegs cannot be accounter; and Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view cidentally lost. taken on the line m 00, Fig. 1. Inasmuch as the ways aand 5 communicate, The letter Ais used to indicate the base or the scoring-pegs may be moved up one side board of the counter, the upper face of which of the scoring-plate and down the opposite 5 base or board is slightly countersunk and side of the scoring-plate, thus obviating dif-. provided with the longitudinal partitions 1, ficulty in maintaining the correct score where 2, and 3. Within the countersunk face of it is necessary to count a number of-pointsthe base or board A is fitted the open frame that is, a number above thirty, or the score or top plate A, which frame or plate is cast count of one side of the score-plates. '0 with the central rib or division strip or plate The game-counter disclosed by the present B. This plate rests upon and is secured to drawings may be successfully used for scorthe central partition 2 of the base or board A ing the points of two, three, or four players by screws a, while the frame-plate is secured to a game without confusion. to the said base or board by screws to. One end of each side way extends beyond 5 5 The central rib or division-strip I3 divides one of the cross-ways, so as to form extenthe open frame or plate into two sections, sions d d for the scoring-pegs to rest in when within each of which sections is placed the not being used to count. plate 0. These plates are somewhat nar- On the face of each score-plate is formed a rower than the sections, so that when the series of depressions or lugs G which divide 10o plates are in proper position each section is the score-sockets into even series of points, left with the side ways 4 and 5. These side five to a series, in order that the players may readily ascertain the score count of each player by merely glancing at the counter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure protection in by Letters Patent, is

1. In a game counting or scoring board, the combination with the open frame-plate divided into sections by a central rib or division-strip, of a score-plate located in each section, the communicating ways at each side of the score-plates, of the sockets or slots for the scoring-pegs formed in each side of the score-plates, said sockets or slots communicating with the side Ways, and of the scoringpegs fitted to move within the side ways and sockets of the score-plates.

2. In a game-counter or scoring-board, the combination with an open frame-plate divided into sections by an intermediate strip or rib, of a score-plate located in each section provided on two opposite edges with sockets or slots for the scoring-peg said sockets on each edge of the score-plate communicating with a way which ways communicate only at the ends of the score-plates, and a scoringpeg adapted to move in said sockets and ways.

3. In a game-counter or scoring-board, the combination of a base-board having its face countersunk or recessed and provided with three parallel longitudinal partitions, an open frame-plate secured on said base-board and projecting inwardly beyond the edge of the countersink or recess, a central strip or rib secured on the central partition and overhanging the same, and a score-plate secured to the remaining partitions on each side of the central strip intermediate the frame and central strip and intermediate the ends of the open frame, said score-plates having portions overhanging the partitions to which they are secured and provided with notches or slots, and non-removable pegs adapted to be moved in the spaces between the frame and scoreplates.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 13th day of November, 1896.

JOSEPH SCHNEIDER.

Witnesses:

N. A. ACKER, LEE D. CRAIG. 

